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LOT 1367
Sasanian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Animal
CIRCA 3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (13.80 grams, 27.01 mm).
With segmented body, incuse quadruped to underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Western Asiatic Assorted Stone Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £195
Comprising tubular, oblate, barrel-shaped and other beads in agate, amethyst, rock crystal, malachite, and other stones. 22.85 grams total, 10.76-21.85 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic Carnelian Amuletic Pendant
13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Hexagonal in section, pierced longitudinally; incised hatching to two adjacent faces. 4.13 grams, 25 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Tanged Spearhead
14th-10th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Leaf-shaped blade with triangular midrib and a rectangular-section tang. 213 grams, 27.1 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
Similar spearheads were excavated in the Marlik Royal cemetery by Dr. Negahban, see for example in tomb 47, Trench XXIIE. They were the evolution of a typology which began much earlier in Mesopotamia and the fertile crescent, the type 4 of the Stronach classification, with a straight tang and square section, usually thickened at the base with a button tang. The foliate blade was wide and exaggerated in some specimens excavated at Marlik.
